Hornets Favored Over Pacers in Eastern Clash

0:00It's April 3rd. You're listening to Charlotte Hornets News today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Corey with the story. Tonight the Indiana Pacers take on the Charlotte Hornets and Eastern Conference play, down and Charlotte at 7pm Eastern time. The Pacers sit at 18 and 58, dead last in the east at 13th place, while the Hornets are 41 and 36 holding down. 8. Sportsbooks have Charlotte favored by 15 and a half, with an over under of 235 and a half. The Hornets boasts a solid defense, ranking fourth in the conference by allowing just 1-11.4 per game and holding foes to 46, 0.7% shooting. They've gone 24 and 24 against east teams. Meanwhile, the Pacers struggle at 14 and 33 in conference games and are just 6 and 34 in blowouts by 10 or more. These squads meet for the fourth time this season, with Charlotte taking the last 1-133 to 109 back on February 27th.

1:00The Hornets average 1-16.2 a night, under what Indiana gives up at 120.7, but the Pacers launch 13.3, 3s per game. Lamello ball leaves Charlotte with 19.6 points and 7.1 assists, and they've been hot as 7 and 3 over their last 10. Scoring 1-19.7, while clamping opponents to 105.1. The Pacers are 3 and 7 lately, putting up 1-21.4, but leaking 1-25.3. Injuries hit in the end of hard, with Tyree's Halleburden, Andrew Nemphard, and others out for the season, or sideline, plus Pascal's the Arkham day-to-day. Charlotte's mostly healthy except for PJ Hall's ankle. Expect the Hornets to roll in this mismatch and keep their playoff push alive.